Question: Hicks Cable Company has a defined benefit pension plan. Three alternative possibilities for pension-related data at January 1, 2016, are shown below: ($ in 000's)
Hicks Cable Company has a defined benefit pension plan. Three alternative possibilities for pension-related data at January 1, 2016, are shown below:
| ($ in 000's) | |||||||||
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |||||||
| Net loss (gain)AOCI, Jan. 1 | $ | 328 | $ | (350 | ) | $ | 278 | ||
| 2016 loss (gain) on plan assets | (19 | ) | (16 | ) | 8 | ||||
| 2016 loss (gain) on PBO | (31 | ) | 24 | (290 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated benefit obligation, Jan. 1 | (3,030 | ) | (2,630 | ) | (1,530 | ) | |||
| Projected benefit obligation, Jan. 1 | (3,390 | ) | (2,750 | ) | (1,780 | ) | |||
| Fair value of plan assets, Jan. 1 | 2,880 | 2,780 | 1,630 | ||||||
| Average remaining service period of active employees (years) | 11 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
| Required: |
| 1. | For each independent case, calculate any amortization of the net loss or gain that should be included as a component of pension expense for 2016. (Input all amounts as positive values.) |
| 2. | For each independent case, determine the net lossAOCI or net gainAOCI as of January 1, 2017. (Amounts to be deducted and losses amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) |
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